Hourly high-resolution GOES-8 satellite images collected during the 1995 Southern Oxidants Study in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Visible (1 km) and infrared (4 km) images document atmospheric conditions from June 22 to July 20, 1995, to support research on tropospheric ozone processes. The data were compiled by the Southern Oxidants Study (SOS) organization.
Use Cases
- Correlate visible and infrared image features with ground-level ozone measurements to model pollution events.
- Analyze time-series of infrared images to track diurnal and seasonal atmospheric temperature patterns.
- Use high-resolution (1 km) visible imagery to study cloud cover and its influence on photochemical ozone production.
- Validate and calibrate atmospheric chemistry models using spatially and temporally aligned satellite observations.
Strengths
- Provides concurrent visible (1 km resolution) and infrared (4 km resolution) image pairs for comparative analysis.
- Covers a focused 29-day intensive field campaign period with hourly temporal resolution.
- Data is specifically tied to a major atmospheric research study (Southern Oxidants Study).
Limitations
- Limited temporal scope to a single month in 1995, restricting analysis of long-term trends.
- Visible imagery is only available for daytime hours, creating gaps in the visible data series.
- Specific technical details like file formats, total image count, and exact spatial bounds are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- Southern Oxidants Study (SOS) via NASA Earthdata.
- Collection Method
- Compilation of hourly images from the GOES-8 satellite.
- Time Range
- June 22, 1995 to July 20, 1995.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Nashville and Middle Tennessee area, United States.